mobile telephone call box, 1997-2012
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) , metal (unknown) , copper (alloy) , textile and plywood
- Object Number:
- 2013-158/1
- type:
- call box
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LicenseLarge mobile phone call box with advertising sign
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Large mobile phone call box with advertising sign
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Large mobile phone call box with advertising sign
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Large mobile phone call box with advertising sign
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Large mobile phone call box with advertising sign
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Large mobile phone call box with advertising sign
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Large mobile phone call box with advertising sign, used in Bamenda, Cameroon, 1997-2012. Constructed by the owner over 15 years.
Call boxes are a popular industry in Cameroon. Those who operate the boxes offer mobile phone minutes or telephone calls to customers. The boxes are often brightly coloured. The owner of this box, Emmanuel Bongsunu, began working in the mobile phone industry some time around 1997, when it was not a large business in Cameroon. Over the years, as business has improved, so has the size of his call box. He had even expanded into selling small items such as food and cigarettes.
Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 2013-158
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), plywood, metal (unknown), copper (alloy) and textile
- Measurements:
-
overall: 2560 mm x 1880 mm x 2160 mm, 205 kg
separate yellow shelf unit: 440 mm,
box without roof: 2000 mm x 1140 mm x 1500 mm,
roof: 1880 mm x 2020 mm,
- type:
- call box
- credit:
- Purchased from Emmanuel Bongsunu
